Multi-tracer study of gas trapping in an East Antarctic ice core

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: K. Fourteau, P. Martinerie, X. Faïn, C. F. Schaller, R. J. Tuckwell, H. Löwe, L. Arnaud, O. Magand, E. R. Thomas, J. Freitag, R. Mulvaney, M. Schneebeli, V. Ya. Lipenkov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Dumont d'Urville; Dumont-d'Urville; Concordia Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3383-2019; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/13/3383/2019/tc-13-3383-2019.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/cc695892c9c649c4b1dd5d69aff6060b

We study a firn and ice core drilled at the new “Lock-In” site in East Antarctica, located 136 km away from Concordia station towards Dumont d'Urville. High-resolution chemical and physical measurements were performed on the core, with a particular focus on the trapping zone of the firn where a...